Medical Dictionary

brachial artery

noun

Medical Definition of BRACHIAL ARTERY

:  the chief artery of the upper arm that is a direct continuation of the axillary artery and divides into the radial and ulnar arteries just below the elbow—see deep brachial artery

Illustration of BRACHIAL ARTERY

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